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Holiday details: 7 nights – saving £455 - in Turkey staying at Sedir Evi, a brand new stylish 3 bedroom house. Nestled in the small hamlet of Islamlar on the beautiful Lycian Coast, the property has a large open plan living room, swimming pool with comfortable sun loungers and terraces that lead onto pretty gardens.
Price: from £995 – saving £455 – self-catering, based on 6 sharing. Flights and car hire extra.
Dates: departs August 16, 2010
Book with: Vintage Travel
Holiday details: 7 nights – saving £400 – in Andalucia, Spain staying in Casa Abeto, a lovely two bedroom cottage close to the beaches and coves of nearby Conil de la Frontera. The villa has its own private pool, BBQ area, outside terrace area and well-kept gardens.
Price: from £695 – saving £400 – based on 4 sharing on a self-catering basis. The price is for the rental of the whole villa, but flights and car hire extra.
Dates: departs July 8, 2010.
Book with: Vintage Travel
Holiday details: 7 nights – saving £400 – staying at the beautiful La Capannella, a two-bedroom villa in Tuscany. Situated near the historic town of Lucca, it has its own private pool, outside barbecue and dining area, pergola and french windows leading out onto the large garden.
Price: from £495 per villa – saving £400 - based on 4 people sharing. Flights and car hire extra.
Dates: departures between 15 May and 22 May 2010.
Book with: Vintage Travel.
Holiday details: 7 nights in Corfu, staying at Maxim, a beautiful terracotta house which sleeps up to 6. Spend sunny days lazing on the terrace by the large pool or wander down to nearby Halikouna beach.
Price: from £325 - saving £170 - for the rental of the whole villa, which sleeps up to 6 adults. Excludes flights and car hire.
Dates: departs April 26, 2010.
Book with: Vintage Travel.
Holiday details: 7 nights in Pollença, Mallorca from £495 - saving £100 - staying in the quaint 2 bedroom Serelleta villa overlooking the Ca’n Bosc Valley. Splash about in the private pool and catch a whiff of the fragrant lemon trees. Fire-up a BBQ on the terrace before sitting back and taking in the valley views.
Price: from £425 per villa per week - saving £170 - based on 4 sharing. Flights and car hire are extra.
Dates: departs April 10 and April 17, 2010.
Book with: Vintage Travel
Holiday details: 7 nights in Italy, staying at the luxurious Villa Orizzonti, which sleeps up to 8. Situated in enclosed grounds with views over the Le Marche region, a private pool, French windows out onto a private terrace and built-in barbeque.
Price: £995, saving £225, for the rental of the whole villa, which sleeps up to 8 adults. Excludes flights and car hire. Small party rates for groups of 6 from £795.
Dates: April 3 - 10.
Book with: Vintage Travel.
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10 nights from August 25 in the Sol Pins apartments in Tamariu now costs just £594 for up to 5 people (apartment rental cost only, flights to Girona and car hire extra), saving 40% on the original price. Details from PCI Holidays.
A week from August 22 at Butterfly Farmhouse near Ilfracombe costs £1,625 - saving £500 - for up to 12 people. Contact Classic Cottages.
3 nights B&B in Prague’s 5* Hotel Aria with flights, private transfers and a private 2-hour walking tour from £658 pp - saving £154 - for departures up to August 31. Details from Kirker Holidays.
A week for 2 from August 22 in Ca Na Xidoia, a stone-fronted cottage with private pool near Old Alcudia, now costs £1,150 (villa rental cost only, flights and car hire extra), saving £200. Details from Vintage Travel.
A week from September 10 at the 3* Mermaid Hotel on Sri Lanka’s Kalutara beach now costs just £499 pp all-inclusive (including Emirates flights). Details from Hayes & Jarvis.
On selected departure dates in September, a week at the St Lucian by Rex Resorts, bang on Reduit Beach, costs from £799 pp all inclusive including a free room upgrade (saving £200 pp) or a week at the Sandals Halcyon Beach costs from £1,399 pp all-inclusive (saving £400 pp). Details from Tropical Sky.
7 nights at the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang on Batu Feringgi Beach, now costs from £1,055, B&B, a saving of £420. Departures between now and November 30. Details from Tropical Locations.
Departing from Manchester on September 5, a week self-catering in a villa in the Riverside Holiday Village costs from £466 pp, saving £178 pp. Details from Anatolian Sky.
By 101 Holidays newsdesk
Still not booked your summer holiday? Don’t fret, we’ve uncovered some amazing deals in August, including 2 weeks for the price of 1 in Turkey, and an unusual 3-day sale of holidays at some of the finest hotels in Bermuda.
Anatolian Sky is offering 2 weeks for the price of 1, departing August 24 to the 4* Ottoman Residence in Turkey’s charming resort of Akyaka. 14 nights on a B&B basis now costs from £579 pp including flights from Gatwick and transfers. The hotel is set on the Azmak River, a 10-minute walk from the sandy beach of Akyaka.
Prestige Holidays is holding a rare 3-day sale on holidays to Bermuda with savings of at least £500 pp at hotels including Cambridge Beaches, Coco Reef Resort, the Fairmont Southampton, The Reefs and Elbow Beach. Bookings must be made between August 2 and 5 for departures between August 21 and March 31 2010. A week at Grotto Bay departing August 21, for example, now costs £934 pp on a B&B basis, a saving of £628 pp; a week departing in November now costs from £764 pp.
Cox & Kings has cut £200 off the cost of its Highlights of China tours departing up to November 15. The 7-night escorted group tour, which takes in Beijing, the Great Wall of China, Xian, the Terracotta Warriors and Shanghai, now costs from £1,195 pp (book by August 31).
Vintage Travel is offering £200 off a week’s rental of Casa Camboa in Galicia, departing August 14 or 21. Sleeping 10 with 5 bedrooms and bathrooms, this country house has a private pool and is close to the village of Vilacoba. It’s also a 30-minute drive from some of Spain’s finest sandy beaches on this unspoiled northwest coast. Flights and car hire extra (fly to Santiago or A Coruna or take the ferry to Santander or Bilbao).